'I think one of the sexiest things in a person is their acceptance of all people, so I’m thrilled to play him'

When it comes to playing a gay character, Nick Jonas is all in.

The about to end year has been all about the pop singer turned actor. From hanging out in gay clubs, releasing a solo album, and appearing in a TV drama the youngest Jonas seems to have put aside the purity ring.

Former boating and leisure businesswoman on how she started her killer fashion brand

When it came to launching Wizard Jeans, Sally Allen-Gerard's wealth of expertise and experience has helped her make some very wise business decisions. 'Funnily enough, there are actually a lot of transferable skills in moving across many diverse industries – certainly more than one would think,' says Sally.

'Every business has the same common denominators: hard work, determination and common sense – oh, and in my case, a financial and banking background didn’t go astray either!'

Gay Star Travel reader Arturo Mora sent us his postcards from his holidays in Australia.

He told us: 'My husband Xavier and I visited beautiful Australia last week – where we found great people and handsome guys in abundance! Plus we found deserts, rainforests, coral barrier reefs, exotic fauna and plenty of great beaches.'

Parcels marked with commemorative Tom of Finland stamps baring homoerotic images have reached their destinations in Russia with no apparent issues despite the country’s ban on so-called ‘homosexual propaganda’ to minors

Finnish stamps featuring the artwork of gay erotic artist Touko Laaksonen, AKA Tom of Finland, have successfully passed into Russia and reached their destination, with the Russian postal service apparently having no problems with them.

John Cameron Mitchell says Rannells is 'so ebullient and he's so sweet' while Harris performed role as 'mean goth girl'

Neil Patrick Harris will complete his Tony Award winning run as a transgender rocker in the musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Sunday (17 August) with Andrew Rannells stepping into the role three days later.

Will there be a big difference?

The author of the show's book, John Cameron Mitchell, thinks there might be.

Mitchell, who played the title role in the film version that he also wrote and directed, describes Rannells as 'so ebullient and he's so sweet, everyone loves working with him.

Tweeters can help the Pride flag at Toronto World Pride fly high this year, using the hash-tag #raisethepride.

Toronto PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) has launched a virtual Pride Flag that will go up or down the pole depending on positive or negative tweets. So go tweet something nice!

Sportswear firm Nike has set up a Political Action Committee fighting fund with seed funding of $280,000 to push for marriage equality in the company’s home state of Oregon

US sportswear firm Nike has entered the political fight over whether to legalize same-sex marriage in the state of Oregon, establishing a Political Action Committee (PAC) fund to fight for reform on the issue.

The company itself gave $100,000 towards the fund, while a group of its top executives donated a pool of $180,000 in funding.